Welcome to Birmingham Hippodrome’s department for developing and producing new musicals.
This is the UK’s first in-house department dedicated to developing and producing new musicals.
The New Musical Theatre team focuses on nurturing musical theatre talent alongside commissioning, presenting and producing musicals on Hippodrome stages and beyond.
Productions
The New Musical Theatre Department produces a variety of shows – from our My First Musical series for family audiences, to hit Edinburgh Fringe shows and beyond.
Find out more about our productions
Development
We develop new musicals through a variety of bespoke processes – from focused talent development initiatives to seed commissions, workshops and showcases.
New Musical Theatre Talent Development
We have been working on creating and supporting a range of opportunities for those interested in developing their own works of Musical Theatre. Through workrooms, writer’s groups and more, we are working to champion the continued development of unique pieces of musical theatre.
Getting in touch
We are keen to hear about musicals of different scales and various stages of development!
Invitations
As a small team working on a national scale, we are not able to make everything, but we travel to see new work whenever and wherever possible.
Getting in touch with around four weeks’ notice helps give us more chance of attending events outside of the Midlands.
To invite our team please email newmusicals@birminghamhippodrome.com with date, time and location details. We respond to all invitations and aim to let you know in advance if we can attend.
We will also be at Edinburgh Fringe in 2026 and are excited to see new musicals. If you are bringing your work to the festival, then be sure to let us know.
Images from This Is A Love Story Workshop Performances, Feb 2024. Photos by Manuel Harlan. Images from MT Writers Group Launch, Apr 2024. Photos by Angela Grabowska.